Mediocrity's like a spot on a shirt—it never comes off.

In my younger days, I was trying to write sophisticated prose and fantastic stories.

By then running had entered the realm of the metaphysical. First there came the action of running, and accompanying it there was this entity known as me. I run; therefore I am.

Cell phones are so convenient that they're an inconvenience.

He sometimes wondered if she had become involved with him just so that she could cry in someone's arms. Maybe she can't cry alone, and that's why she needs me.

If I choose to write about sheep, it's just because I happened to write about sheep. There is no deep significance.

Her smile steps offstage for a moment, then does an encore, all while I'm dealing with my blushing face.